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Jian Chuan Museum

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June 26th 2011
Today we went to visit Jian Chuan Museum, a private museum 2 hours outside of the Chengdu city. The owner Pan Jian Chuan, a successful business man who is also a history junky and collector. After years of collecting, he finally decided to build a museum to exhibit his private collections. The museum was completed a few years ago. Currently the museum has 16 exhibit halls including Chinese and ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more